Theodicy Soteriology, Hermeneutics

HERMENEUTICS : M. M. NINAN
Bible is a series of documents. They need interoperation.
Before we enter into this let us make some basic assumptions:
1. The scriptural text can be objectively known,
that it has a clear, perspicuous meaning,
and that
2. that meaning can be discovered if the text is allowed to interpret itself,
without external inputs.
3. 'Sensus Literalis Unus est'. It is a fundamental principle to assume
that there is one intended, literal, proper sense to any given passage in
Scripture;
4. 'Scriptura Scripturam interpretat' The Scripture is its own best
interpreter
The literal meaning is always the first meaning.
Scripture contains the law, the history, the prophets and the literature. Luke 24:44
God reveals himself through history through the lives of the nations - Israel, Egypt, Syrian
and all others. God revealed himself in history in His relation with nations.
Why is this revelation progressive?
I am that I am. I am unknown, I cannot be known. I will be known through my actions in
history.
In the absolute sense, the state of a particle or person can only be known through its
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